The system selected a dark green hoodie, black pants, and white sneakers for Ling Xiao.

"System, you really know how to put things together." Ling Xiao patted 07's head.

"It looks great, very sunny," said 07.

Ling Xiao looked at him suspiciously, then said in a seemingly joking manner, "System brother likes the sunny Ling Xiao?"

The system nodded: "I really liked the way you played basketball in college."

Ling Xiao just looked in the mirror and smiled without saying anything. 07 asked him, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Ling Xiao shook his head: "I'm not unhappy." Ling Xiao turned his head and hugged his waist, saying something unrelated in a gentle tone: "System brother, have you ever regretted it?"

"Regret? What is regret?"

"I don't know what regret is. My teacher said that regret is the feeling of being unable to let go of things you didn't do or things you did wrong in the past, and that you always have this feeling in your heart and want to make up for it. So do you have this feeling? Or have you ever had this feeling?"

07 shook her head: "No," then hugged Ling Xiao: "I only know that my feelings for you are liking."

Ling Xiao hugged 07 and teased him for a while before saying, "Good boy, you should go back to Fatty's now. Come see me again when you have time." Then he pretended to be angry and said, "You must come this time. You can't leave me behind again."

The system was clearly reluctant, but it obediently nodded and disappeared.

After watching the system leave, Ling Xiao went straight to the restaurant. As soon as he entered, he saw Wu Xie's eyes were like a little rabbit's, and there were still some tear stains on his face. He had obviously been crying. Ling Xiao went straight to him and asked, "What happened? Who bullied our little innocent? Look at you, you're all covered in tears." Ling Xiao took a wet wipe and wiped away Wu Xie's tear stains.

Wu Xie said, "No one bullied me! It's you who's disrespectful. I'm your older brother, don't call me Little Innocent!" Then he turned and glared at the fat man, "It's all this fatso's fault for corrupting you!"

"I'm innocent, Fatty!"

Seeing the group making a ruckus, Xie Yuhua felt relieved and sipped her tea while watching them.

"Hey Xiaohua, I think this young master Ling is actually a pretty good person. There's no need to be so wary of him," Hei Xiazi secretly advised Xie Yuhua.

"I know, but I'm just worried that Wu Xie might make bad friends."

"You haven't seen him in years, have you? Does he think he can't make any friends without you? Besides, the mute guy gets along well with them too. What? Are you afraid your precious cabbage will be stolen, that's why you're so protective?"

Xie Yuhua smiled helplessly, just then heard Ling Xiao call out, "Butler, why haven't you served the dishes yet?"

The butler said awkwardly, "Please have a seat, sir. The dishes will be served shortly!"

Soon the butler came with a few people to set the table. Ling Xiao had instructed them to prepare several sweet dishes before they arrived, including West Lake Vinegar Fish and Longjing Shrimp, as well as a dish of stir-fried shredded pork with green peppers.

Jieyuhua looked at the sweet dishes and shredded pork with green peppers, then glanced at Heixiazi. Heixiazi also glanced at him. Lingxiao smiled and said, "I like to eat sweets. I didn't know your tastes, so I ordered a few more sweet dishes. I was afraid you wouldn't like them, so I added a home-style stir-fry. If you don't have any dishes that suit your taste, you can tell the butler, and he'll cook them for you. It's not much trouble."

Black Bear immediately reached for the stir-fried green peppers and pork with his chopsticks: "I told you, young master and I have a deep connection. Just ordering a simple home-style stir-fry is my favorite!"

After finishing the meal, they commented, "Delicious! It would be even better with rice!"

The butler served rice and soup to everyone at the opportune moment, but Ling Xiao had no rice, only a bowl of soup.

Wu Xie and the others didn't ask Ling Xiao, since they had all learned over this period that Ling Xiao didn't eat much staple food.

But the fat man still subconsciously advised, "Lingzi, you should eat some staple food. Your stomach is not good to begin with, and you can't do without staple food."

Ling Xiao looked at him and said, "I understand, I'll gradually improve in the future." He then turned to Xie Yuhua and asked, "I wonder if Master Hua was satisfied with this meal?"

Xie Yuhua wiped her mouth, then raised her wine glass to Ling Xiao and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Ling. These dishes are very much to my liking, and the decor here is also very nice and comfortable. It seems I need to make some improvements to my place. I'll come back another day to learn from you. I hope Mr. Ling won't refuse."

Ling Xiao lowered his head slightly and smiled, returning the cup: "Master Hua, you're too kind. It's not about seeking knowledge; Master Hua can come and stay anytime he likes."

Black Glasses looked around, then cleared his throat: "Ahem, young master, are you short of people? How about I, the blind man?" Ling Xiao glanced at him, and Black Glasses continued: "I, the blind man, also know massage. Young master can ask around; everyone within a ten-mile radius who has been massaged by me says it's good!"

"I don't need a massage."

"How about a bodyguard? 24/7, the kind that stays close to you!"

"Close-up?" Ling Xiao glanced at him with amusement, then suddenly moved closer to Hei Xiazi, their noses almost touching, and asked with alluring eyes, "Do you dare?"

The aroma of milk candy wafted to his nose, making even the tough guy Hei Xiazi blush and his heart pound.

Ling Xiao knew what he wanted—nothing more than free housing and free air conditioning (Ling Xiao's bloodline countered the evil entity behind Hei Xiazi, making him feel very comfortable). So he said, "You're Master Hua's tenant. If I hire you, wouldn't Master Hua not make any money? I don't do business with bad people!"

"It's alright, even if we don't live here, the contract is still valid, and the money will still be paid." Xie Yuhua rarely gets to watch a show, so how could she let it go? In the past, this black bear always got the better of him with his words, and she had no way to deal with such a rogue. She didn't expect this kid to be so resourceful, making the old rogue black bear shy with just one move. If they lived under the same roof in the future, wouldn't it be incredibly lively?

"Hey Xiaohua, Master Hua, you can't treat me like this!" Black Bear wiped away unfounded tears and shouted at Xieyuhua in a tone like Xianglin's wife. His sobbing voice made Xiaohua sound like a heartless man.

"Then you can go back to live there!"

"I! I'll pay!" Hei Xiazi gritted his teeth and said. Anyway, he already owed Jie Yuhua so much debt. He could pay back the money whenever he wanted. But he absolutely couldn't refuse the free food and the air-conditioning temptation of Ling Xiao. He knew that once this opportunity was gone, it would be gone forever.

Black Bear turned to Ling Xiao and called out, "Young Master Ling, you must take me in!"

"Since Master Hua has said so, how can I refuse?"

"Hehe, come on, let's raise a glass to celebrate! We've made new friends, and we thank Young Master Ling for his warm hospitality! Cheers!"

"cheers!"

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